Local SEO for handymen
SEO for handymen, so the people nearby find you.
Local search is mostly groundwork. Google needs to understand what you do, where you do it, and that other people vouch for you. Your site also has to be fast enough to be worth ranking.
For handymen
What it means in your trade.
Customers search handyman near me, odd job man and property maintenance, and for specific jobs like flat pack assembly, curtain pole fitting, shelf fitting or door hanging, usually with a town or district. The groundwork is pages for the job groups you want more of, a clear service area, a landlord and agent page, a Google Business Profile with the right categories and a hidden home address, and reviews that mention the job.
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Task apps and directories will remain in the results. What is realistic is that people in your area who search find a named, insured person with clear pricing, which many of them would rather have.
What is included
Exactly what you get.
Technical foundations: speed, mobile, crawlable structure, proper headings
Schema markup so your services, area and reviews are machine-readable
Google Business Profile set up and matched to the site
Pages for the places you actually cover
Titles and descriptions written for the person searching
Not included: paid links, ranking promises or impression-count reports. We report on enquiries.
Built for handymen
Made for your trade.
Every trade asks something different of its website. For a handymen, these are the parts built in.
- A jobs page grouped by room or type, built around the work you want more of.
- A clear explanation of how you charge, whether by the hour, half day or job, with any minimum stated.
- A page for landlords, letting agents and property managers, covering keys, tenants and invoicing.
- An enquiry form that lets customers list several small jobs at once and add photos.
- An about section with your photo, insurance and any background checks, written to reassure people letting you in.
- Your Google Business Profile set up with the right categories and a service area rather than a home address.
What it costs
Included in the rebuild.
There is no separate SEO invoice. The groundwork is part of the £1,400 rebuild, one-off, in about 14 working days.
The free Growth Audit comes first either way, so you find out what is actually wrong before you spend anything.
In our clients’ words
What our clients say.
Questions
The ones that come up.
How long before SEO does anything?
The technical work lands immediately; rankings move over weeks to months. Be wary of any promise of page one within a month.
Do you do SEO as a monthly retainer?
The groundwork is part of the rebuild. Ongoing care at £149 a month keeps it maintained. There is no separate SEO retainer.
Can my website help with end of tenancy and turnaround work?
Yes. Letting agents and landlords need small repairs, painting, sealant, fixtures and a tidy finish between tenants, often to a deadline. A page describing that service, how quickly you can turn a property round and how you invoice gives agents a clear reason to add you to their contractor list.
Do I need online booking?
Usually not an open calendar, because job lengths vary so much. A request form that asks for the jobs, photos, postcode and preferred days works better, and you reply with a time and a rough price. If you offer fixed-length visits, such as a half day, those can be booked directly.
What should the reviews on my site talk about?
The things customers worry about: turning up on time, clearing up, fair pricing and getting several jobs done in one visit. When you ask for a review, mention that it helps if they say what you did. Reviews that describe the job give future customers a better picture than a line of stars.
Also for handymen
SEO for handymen
Find out what your website is costing you.
A free Growth Audit, done by hand: a written, prioritised audit of your website, with the three fixes worth making first. It is yours to keep.
We take on a limited number of builds at once, so there is usually a short wait before a new one starts. Once yours starts, it is about 14 working days from agreed direction to launch.